An important sales tool for musical product manufacturers is to have musicians endorsing their products. Hence, an endorsement deal is something serious players should investigate.
Product endorsements generally involve endorsing musical gear such as guitars, strings, drum sticks, pedals, etc. Product endorsements can include any/all of the following: (1) mentioning the product in liner notes on albums, (2) mentioning product in interviews, (3) endorsing the product at trade shows, (4) giving clinics, and (5) appearing in ads.
Both the artist and the manufacturer extract a benefit from such a deal. For the manufacturer, an endorsement by an artist is an opportunity for a player to be seen using their product. By mentioning/playing the product, or appearing in ads, the player is essentially saying that he or she recommends the product. To the manufacturer, they hope the endorsement will be a magnet to draw people into the stores to purchase the product. The benefit to the artist is free or reduced cost gear, and possibly a fee.
[part 2 next week]
Ben McLane Esq
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Great. Helpful, info.
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